Continuing Medical Education
Accreditation
Saint Louis University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor CME activities for physicians.
Medicolegal Death Investigators Training Course
The Medicolegal Death Investigation Course has been a major training ground for lay death investigators since 1978. More than 13,000 people have graduated from the program from 48 states, Canada and many foreign countries.
This course focuses on the 29 essential skills and standards of practice identified in the development of the Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator published by the National Institute of Justice. The course consists of 33 hours of instruction presented during a four day period by 18 speakers.
The course is accredited by the following professional organizations; Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, Missouri Bar Association, Pennsylvania Coroners, and the Police Officer Standard Training (POST). Also, participants can receive the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators credits. The course curriculum is updated annually to ensure that students receive the most current information available in the field of forensic death investigation.